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TWELFTH NIGHT (Lantern): Some are born great

Kathryn Osenlund June 2, 2023 No Comments

Shakespeare wrote Twelfth Night (1599-1600), one of his few fantasy plays, immediately before he penned his incomparable Hamlet (1600-1601).  As Artistic Director Charles McMahon describes…

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TITANIC (Fulton Theater): 60-second review

Joshua Herren May 30, 2023 No Comments

Featuring a large cast of fantastic singers, Fulton Theater’s production of Titanic is worth the drive to Lancaster. Telling the story of the infamous ocean…

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TWELFTH NIGHT (Lantern): Shall we set about some revels?

Toby Zinman May 29, 2023 No Comments

“Shall we set about some revels?” Yes!  The battle begins: Lantern Theater Company opened its excellent and enjoyable production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night; soon to…

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GALILEE (Azuka): A tale from down under

Toby Zinman May 7, 2023 No Comments

A small town’s main business—tourism— dries up and bit by bit small businesses follow. 

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THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (1812): Fall-off-your-chair hilarity

Toby Zinman May 6, 2023 No Comments

This is not the admiring smirk or a contemptuous Ha-ha!, but fall-off-your-chair, eye-mopping hilarity.

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Music Reviews

Perry, Schumann, and Mahler (Curtis Symphony Orchestra): Season-closing performance

Michael Fisher April 18, 2023 1 Comment

Kurt Vonnegut once wrote that there are two types of writers. And because he’s Kurt Vonnegut, he gave them both silly names. First you’ve got…

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[NYC] CAMELOT (Lincoln Center): Back to the round table

Toby Zinman April 18, 2023 No Comments

Sometimes cynical, ultra-cool  critical disdain—much in evidence these days— just won’t do. I loved this show; it’s filled with wonderful songs and wonderful singers, an…

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LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL (PTC): A living portrait and an evening of wonderful songs

Toby Zinman April 14, 2023 No Comments

At 15th & Bainbridge—only a few blocks from Philadelphia Theatre Company’s stage at Broad & Lombard—there stood a legendary dive bar called Emerson’s. Jazz greats—John…

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[NYC] SWEENEY TODD (Lunt-Fontanne): How to review a show that is just about perfect?

Toby Zinman April 6, 2023 No Comments

I should have such a problem all the time: how to review a show that is just about perfect. 

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JOHNNY DEPP: A RETROSPECTIVE ON LATE STAGE CAPITALISM (Jenna Kuerzi): A coin-tossing good time

Frank Schierloh April 2, 2023 No Comments

Funny, eye opening, and sometimes maddening in its acknowledgement of how our society worships celebrities. 

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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Theatre Unspeakable): An historical miss

Frank Schierloh March 30, 2023 No Comments

The American Revolution has an intrinsic connection to the city of Philadelphia, and as a story, it has been adapted many times over with successful…

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SIX (National Tour): The merry wives of Henry VIII

Toby Zinman March 24, 2023 No Comments

And now, “live in consort,” the six wives of Henry VIII: “divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.”

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[NYC] PARADE (Bernard R. Jacobs Theatre): An all too familiar morality lesson

Toby Zinman March 23, 2023 No Comments

Well, of course I know they were clapping for the cast and not the characters, but there was something creepy about hundreds of people—some of…

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CATS (National Tour): 60-second review

Joshua Herren March 16, 2023 No Comments

CATS goes camp!

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Artists of Philadelphia Ballet in THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, choreography by Angel Corella.Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.
Dance Reviews

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Philadelphia Ballet): A magnificent classic

Eri Yoneda March 9, 2023 No Comments

Philadelphia Ballet kicks off the latter half of its 2022-2023 season with a stunning production of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, one of the best-known works of…

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THE TEMPEST (Quintessence): Full of magic

Kathryn Osenlund March 6, 2023 No Comments

There’s magic and mystery as wonderfully costumed characters come alive to dance, sing, cavort, wrestle, draw swords, threaten violence, and show mercy

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John Cannon (Luka) and Barbaraluz Orlanda (Elena) in Irish Heritage Theatre’s 2023 production of THE BEAR. Photo by Trina Iarosis
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THE BEAR & AFTERPLAY (Irish Heritage Theatre): An unbalanced take on Chekov

Frank Schierloh March 5, 2023 No Comments

Two one act plays from playwright Brian Friel, as he takes on some of Anton Chekov’s work

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Dance Reviews

WINTER SERIES 2023 (BalletX): Past and present

Christopher Munden March 3, 2023 No Comments

BalletX’s 2023 Winter Series sees the company reaching back into their past and looking to the future, with new or reconsidered works by three contemporary…

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CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (Walnut Street Theatre): A thinking play

Kathryn Osenlund February 24, 2023 No Comments

Introducing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as “a thinking play,” Tennessee Williams wrote to his audiences: “I want to go on talking to you…

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MEET ME AT DAWN (Inis Nua): Mysteries and satisfaction

Toby Zinman February 19, 2023 No Comments

Leave it to Inis Nua, the theater company whose name means “New Island” and is dedicated to producing plays from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.…

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